Category: Announcements

We are announcing the end-of-support for the AWS SDK for .NET v3.x starting on March 1, 2026, in accordance with the SDK and Tools maintenance policy.  On April 28, 2025, the next major version of the AWS SDK for .NET, version 4.x, became generally available (blog post). Version 4.x of the SDK includes bug fixes, […]

Today, we’re officially announcing the AWS Cloud Control API (CCAPI) MCP Server. This MCP server transforms AWS infrastructure management by allowing developers to create, read, update, delete, and list resources using natural language. As part of the awslabs/mcp project, this new and innovative tool serves as a bridge between natural language commands and AWS infrastructure […]

As a developer who has embraced the power of the Model Context Protocol (MCP)to enhance my workflows, I’m thrilled to see the addition of custom agents in the Amazon Q Developer CLI. This new feature takes the capabilities I’ve come to rely on to a whole new level, allowing me to seamlessly manage different development […]

On November 30th, 2025, the AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK) will no longer support Node.js 18.x, which reached end of life on April 30, 2025. This change applies to all AWS CDK components that depend on Node.js, including the AWS CDK CLI, the Construct Library, and broader CDK ecosystem projects such as JSII, Projen, and […]

Earlier today, Amazon Q Developer announced Model Context Protocol (MCP) support in their Integrated Development Environment (IDE) plugins for Visual Studio Code and JetBrains. This allows developers to connect external tools or MCP servers to Q Developer, enabling more context-aware responses and complex workflows. MCP support has already been available in Amazon Q Developer for […]

In the ever-evolving landscape of Java development, keeping applications up-to-date while minimizing risk has become increasingly challenging. Amazon Q Developer transformation capabilities now support customization of Java upgrades in Java upgrade transformation CLI (command line interface) with a new selective transformation feature. Selective transformation empowers development teams with greater control over their modernization journey. Instead […]

Amazon Q Developer now supports Claude Sonnet 4 within the CLI, bringing advanced coding and reasoning capabilities to your development workflows at no additional cost. This latest model excels in coding with a state-of-the-art 72.7% for agentic coding on the SWE-bench (see Claude 4 announcement for more information). With enhanced coding and reasoning capabilities, it […]

Amazon Q Developer just launched a new agentic experience within the AWS Management Console, that enables builders to get deeper insights about their AWS resources and improve their operational troubleshooting efficiency. This expands the agentic capabilities of Amazon Q Developer from both the integrated development environment (IDE) and command line interface (CLI) to the AWS […]

In this post I will explore how the image support feature in Amazon Q Developer Command Line Interface (CLI) transforms development workflows. Q Developer CLI recently added image support, expanding its capabilities to process visual information and enhancing developer productivity. This new feature allows developers to interact with diagrams, architecture blueprints, and other visual assets directly […]

It’s been a few weeks since my last post about the Amazon Q Developer Command Line Interface (CLI), and I’m excited to share all the great new features and improvements the team has been working on. The CLI has been evolving rapidly with a focus on enhancing user experience, improving context management, and adding powerful […]